Obsessive desire for control
Obsessive desire for control — a psychological pattern characterized by an excessive and persistent desire to control events, other people, or one’s environment, often associated with anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, and perfectionistic traits. It is not a formally recognized clinical disorder and is most closely related to constructs such as need for control, locus of control, and intolerance of uncertainty.
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